Having a puter makes me a BFF

Most people I know LOVE to have their picture taken. I'm not quite sure what it is about having a camera in your hands, or a Mac with an internal camera that makes everyone want to be your best friend.

My niece Masyn is only 3 years old and is seriously giving everyone, even you craig shipley, a run for their money! Last night I came home and she said 'uhhh brooke can we take pictures on your puter' She can't quite say computer yet so we just call it a 'puter' and my oh my did she bring out the cheese.

Life Goals

Yesterday at church the Young Women's leaders asked Dana, Courtney, Lindsay and I speak to the girls. We spoke about life goals and how we have used goal setting, and the skills we learned while in Young Women to succeed in life. Each of these girls are amazing!

Dana Blackburn: Amazing.

BYU: Archeology

Semester in Nauvoo, Jordan, Jerusalem

Be open to the spirit. Allow him to be a part of your life, decisions and goals. He will guide you to opportunities you've never dreamed of.

Courtney Petersen: Adventuresome

BYU: Anthropology

Internship in Nepal followed by a semester long research project in India.

Always remember the importance of social networking. Get involved, make friends and opportunities will come as you're open and network within your field of study.

Lindsay Petersen: Spiritual Giant

BYU: Human and Child Development

Recently Returned from the Carlsbad, California Mission.

Trust the Lord. Remember to always put him first. If we include him and walk in righteousness he will provide for us. It will be hard and we might not always want to do it, but it will work out. We need not fear.

Brooke Rodda: Looking for a J - O - B

BYU–Idaho: Communication

Distinguished Graduate; Newel K. Whitney Award

Decide what you want to study – and be the best at it. If you're going to do something do it right. Get involved. Set aside time to work on your goals each week and do not let anything get in the way.

I'm grateful we were able to speak to the young women. It made me think about what I want/need to do with my life. I have to set goals in order to succeed. I have done that my whole life and it has served me well. So thinking about all of these things, letting them marinate I need to make goals. So here is what I'm thinking:

Read the Book of Mormon at least once every year

Go to the Temple once a month

Join PRSA - the adult version of PRSSA

Exercise twice a week

Go to Australia before 2015

Do my visiting teaching every month

Have a job before March 1, 2009

Clean out my room!!!! . . . and keep it that way

Go on more dates

Go out with the sister missionaries

Go on a great american road trip with my besties

Go to all 50 states before 2020

Get a passport before the end of 2010

Read the bible cover to cover before 2015

Own a black range rover <--- I'll know I've made it if I can do this!

I'm a college Grad... what now.

So I did it. I made it through. I walked across that stage as they read 'Brooke Elizabeth Rodda, Communication'.

So yes, I have a degree. BUT what on earth am I supposed to do with that degree?

Any thoughts? I am open to suggestions. If you have any please forward them on to me... berodda@gmail.com

per craigs request

So tonight Craig 'demanded' that I update my blog at least once a week with the happenings of my life. Let me give you a little flavor of this week. I don't really want to study for my VERY LAST FINAL OF MY UNDERGRAD CAREER that I will be taking in the morning... I mean C's get Degree's right? So anyways back to the list of things to do:

Spend 24,000 hours with my boyfriend Jacob Spori, I sure am going to miss him when I'm gone

Cry.

Sleep very little

Pack

Laundry

Cry some more.

Say goodbye to my favorite professors, places, roommates, apartments. ect.

Make books

Parents come!

Go to the temple

Horkley's

Sleep over with my favorite people :)

Help craig apply for an internship in Indiana

Probably cry a little more – both happy and sad tears.

Favorite part of this week: Getting ready and then actually walking across the stage in the Hart Auditorium as they say 'Brooke Elizabeth Rodda' and I get my diploma cover.

I can't believe that my time in Rexburg is finally winding down. I remember thinking as a freshman I'M NEVER GOING TO MAKE IT! Well I've done it. I am actually going to graduate from college. I couldn't image life and especially Rexburg without Stevie, Katie, Mike and Craig. I've been with Stevie since day 1 freshman year in the dorms. I have never lived in Rexburg and

not lived with Stevie. SO enough with the sap before I cry...

Overall top 10 moments of my college experience

10. Random Dates

Nothing says Rexburg quite like coming home to ballon, streamers and secret notes just to be asked on a date for Friday.

9. Playing Dress up

Happened mostly freshman year, but you know you have good roommates when you've had a rough day and they come in your room dressed like this:

8. Pranks

I've experience my fair share of popcorn, eggs, balloons, syrup, water-towers and even so far as a dead squirrel in a pizza box delivered courtesy of Pizza Hut.

7. Idaho Falls Slumber Party

Slumber party at emily munk's house: pizza, pillow fights and paparazzi.

6. Veronica Mars

Oh Veronica. BYU–Idaho would not have been the same without you.

5. Food/Paint/Mud/Water/Jello Fights

College is supposed to be messy right?

4. I'm in Pocatello and I am PISSED

There is no one I would rather be stuck with. Best worst weekend of my life.

3. So were going to Provo

Rachelle and I meet Gleen Beck and then on a whim drove to Provo at 10 p.m. It was fantastic.

2. NYC Expeditions

Not only did I get to go to NYC once for $300 but twice. God Bless BYU–Idaho

1. The Rexburg Temple

Living so close to the Temple has changed my life forever

Rexburg,

Thanks for the memories.

Love,

Brooke

Veronica Mars

I don't know what it is about Veronica Mars. Maybe it's her smile.  Maybe it's her charismatic personality. More realistically it's her bad A way of putting people in there place.  But I really can not get enough of her. 

I'm currently re-watching season 1 and I've probably already watches this season 4 - 5 times. The excitement the mystery of who murdered Lilly Kane! Oh their just so sly I would have never guessed the murderer. 

1 2 3 4 Tell me that you love me more

It only happens ONCE a century. Today we celebrated 12:34:56 7/8/09. We had to have an office cookie cake to celebrate such a momentous occasion. 

The excitement is almost to much to bare! 

Ah where did Nicole go?

Brenda having a heart to heart with him.

Even little Stori was helping to balance the cookie cake from inside the tum tum 

My Trip to Sexburg

Sorry I've neglected you blog...

So I would say life has dealt me quite the hand in the past few weeks.

First Katie and I pulled off the surprise of the century! We made it to Idaho for our friends birthdays without anyone knowing... ok well Katie told a few people but I kept my mouth shut.

My life wold not be complete with out at least a few awkward things happening while in Rexburg.

1. My friend essential emotionally pushed me off a cliff because he said the other person would be on the ground to catch me... he wasn't. Thats ok. Love it when that happens.
2. Contracted diarrhea of the mouth... Brought up a time a semi-stranger touched one of my friends boobs over a year ago in front of said semi-stranger and my friend.
3. Made reference to the fact one of my roommates always wanted to be a teen mother by saying 'Stevie said she always wanted to get knocked up...any takers?' in a room full of people she didn't know. (I still feel bad about that)
4. Because of number 1 I spent several awkward hours not really sure how to act, but trying to play it cool... didn't work *See 2 & 3

Moral of the story, I had a great time and made plenty of memories with some of my favorite people on earth. I had a great time.

Kitty and I are so stealthy

Happy Birthday Craig

And Emily too!

I got to go to the Temple twice! I love you Rexburg :)

Then some friends I hadn't seen since freshman year took me to make sobe bombs in the country. PARTY! It was great. I miss German. Oh man and I didn't even get a photo with him. Lame. I know.

FINALLY! Stevie Katie and I were able to successful popcorn Mike and Craig's apt. It only took us a year and 10 lbs of popcorn to get it right.

And as fortune wold have it I ran into Sister Worthington at the airport, what a nice treat!